Radiation May Up Breast Cancer Risk In Some Women

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Thu, 09/06/2012 - 4:01pm

By Maria Cheng, AP LONDON -- Mammograms aimed at finding breast cancer might actually raise the chances of developing it in young women whose genes put them at higher risk for the disease, a study by leading European cancer agencies suggests.

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